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    Stick/Box/RPi/... for in-car use (Analog output)

    Hi everyone ...

    I have a new car on order, delivery in a few months, and have taken the option of Multimedia screens for the second row passengers.
    These are just the screens though with analog inputs (composite, RCA, whilte-red-yellow, .... what's in a name ).

    Image here : http://goo.gl/90Nr1o

    I am looking for two devices to use in the car to watch movies (and if possible play games) to entertain the kids on long trips (5 & 8 years of age).
    Power requirements need to be quite low though since these have to run from the 12V cigarette lighter.

    My first idea was to run a pair of Raspberry Pi's with RaspBMC and Retropie on them, add a BT and a Wifi adapter, put a small router with an HDD in the trunk and configure them with a PS3 wireless controller. It does require quite some fiddling, setup and troubleshooting in order to get all of this working though ...

    Secondly I was thinking of an Ouya + XMBC on it ..; but this doesn't have an analog output ...

    Next in line I turn myself to Android devices which could prove great candidates for my intended use, but I am completely lost in the vast amount of devices available ... especially the ones which could tick all the boxes.

    All advice and experiences would be greatly appreciated !

    #2
    If I'm not mistaking following boxes have an AV out :

    The CS968 comes with a 5V 3A adapter --> Max 15W
    The MK902 with a 5V 2.5 adapter --> Max 12.5 W

    I do not know how much power can be drawn from a single 12V socket, but I found an adapter which could deliver 2 X 12W (2 x 2.4A), which - I think - could be sufficient to power 2 boxes ? Normally the power adapter should be sized marginally larger than the max power drain ... I hope



    I also found an even more powerful adapter capable of delivering 6A ...
    And it seems like a higher power version with 8A is under way
    Last edited by MaXX99; 14 March 2014, 19:36.

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